Car Museum

Right-Hand Drive the Soviet Way: Unusual GAZ-24 "Volgas"
How export cars returned to the USSR and became a symbol of special status

Why the "truck in reverse" MAZ-520V did not survive
The story of an unusual truck tractor that broke conventional ideas about trucks

"Volga" with automatic transmission: one of the 700 released copies is up for sale
A rare GAZ-21 "Volga" with an automatic transmission is looking for a new owner in Yekaterinburg

ZAZ-1105 "Dana": a station wagon from the USSR that never became mass-produced
Why an experiment that looked promising on paper could not withstand reality

The Last Attempt to Save the "Volga": the Story of the GAZ-311055
How the Gorky Automobile Plant tried to breathe new life into a legendary brand

Collection of Cars from the USSR Era Discovered in St. Petersburg
"Pobeda", "Volga", and "Moskvich" Cars Found Forgotten Under the Snow in a Courtyard on Ligovsky Prospekt

Why the Moskvich-412 engine became a revolution in the USSR
How the power unit surprised engineers and racers

The rise and fall of the American sedan
From status symbol to corporate transport - a half-century journey

VAZ-2109 and Skoda Favorit: Similarities and Fundamental Differences
Two cars of the same era, created for currency export, but with different philosophies

GAZ-Siber: Why the "American" Volga Failed to Take Off
The crisis, compromises, and wrong decisions that buried a promising model

Why Soviet Trucks Lasted for Decades
Not "Safety Margin", but Precise Calculation for Real Conditions

Cherry-Colored and Beyond: How the VAZ-2109 Became a Symbol of an Era
The five-door hatchback that conquered roads, garages, and the hearts of Russians

Forgotten Breakthrough: How NAMI-013 Could Have Changed the Soviet Automotive Industry
The car was never given a chance to go into production

Mechanics Without a Clutch: Saab's Strange Experiment
How the unusual Sensonic transmission worked and why it was ultimately abandoned

Lada Priora: From Bestseller to Discontinuation
Why the model lost out to Granta and whether its return is possible today